(If there's already a thread about Arcane that I overlooked, please point me in the right direction and delete this thread)

If you haven't seen Arcane, do yourself a favor and watch it! You don't need to know anything about League of Legends to watch it. I'll leave this first post spoiler free to hopefully entice you to watch it, but replies will have spoilers in them, so stop there.

I have to imagine a few of you have watched Arcane? I just binged it this weekend and need to discuss it just to process my feelings (and deal with "post series depression" )

I've played League since it came out, and I've been very critical of Riot over the years. When I heard they were making a show I thought I'd give it a shot, but went in with very low expectations. It blew me away.

The last time a show had this much of an impact on me was the first time I watched NGE, though for very different reasons. NGE will always be my favorite piece of art, of any medium, just due to personal reasons, like many others here.

Arcane isn't trying to portray psychological issues in a personal way like NGE does, but it does do a wonderful job of showing a character's trauma and what's essentially their descent into (somewhat) insanity.

The art and animation are some of, if not the, best I've ever seen. The voice actors are unbelievable and portray raw emotions wonderfully well. From just purely an aesthetic perspective Arcane is a 10/10 - however, that's not why I think it's so fantastic.

The storylines are compelling, not at all convoluted, and tie in wonderfully. One of the issues I take with a lot of modern TV shows (Marvel, Star Wars, Picard) is that the main plot seems to take a back seat, and there's a ton of filler. Every moment of every scene in Arcane has a purpose and an impact - nothing is wasted.

The characters are amazing. Seeing your favorite LoL champions come to life on the screen is neat, but you almost completely forget about it because the characters are so wonderfully written. Everyone, even the side characters, has their own arc that ties into the main story, but remains individually compelling. Almost all of them are flawed in some way, and in most of the choices they make there is no perfectly right answer. The result is that you root for and sympathize with everyone at some point, even the villain.

This show doesn't pull its punches. It's not at all what you'd expect for something coming out of League of Legends. It's not a comedy - it's violent, gritty, and very, very tragic. If you have a soul, be prepared to cry - or at the very least tear up and blame someone cutting onions.

10/10

If you haven't seen the show, stop here! Spoilers below!



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I have 3 episodes to go and have enjoyed it immensely. The artwork, music and VA's are top notch and the plot pulls you right in.
I've had no exposure to the game whatsoever so my feelings are purely based on the Anime itself.

EvaChero wrote:I have 3 episodes to go and have enjoyed it immensely. The artwork, music and VA's are top notch and the plot pulls you right in.
I've had no exposure to the game whatsoever so my feelings are purely based on the Anime itself.

Oh man, you've gotta finish it up! The final episode is amazing.

I did last night and it was epic.....very 1970's ending. Great little show and I don't drop the "great" appellation lightly.

I know absolutely nothing about League of Legends and probably don't care to, but this was one of the best animated shows I have ever seen, period. I was elated to learn there was a second season already in the works and saddened to learn it won't be out in 2022, but if it's the same quality it'll be worth the wait. It sucks that my two favorite shows from this year both won't be back for almost two years, most likely, but quality over quantity.

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